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Take heart: You can express your undying love on a budget

February 10, 2024, 5:59am Life

Expressing undying love for your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day doesn’t cost any money, but nearly everything else does. Some 53 percent of Americans planned to celebrate Valentine’s Day in 2024, bringing the expected holiday spending total to $25.8 billion, according to the National Retail Federation’s 2024 Valentine’s Day Spending Survey. Read story

The potential AltaGas redevelopment of the closed Alcoa smelter west of Ferndale is one of eight primary production nodes within the Pacific NW Hydrogen Hub initiative.

Green hydrogen plans take shape for former Alcoa site at Cherry Point

The potential AltaGas redevelopment of the closed Alcoa smelter west of Ferndale is one of eight primary production nodes within the Pacific NW Hydrogen Hub initiative.

February 5, 2024, 6:03am Business

Nearly a year after Alcoa Corporation announced an agreement to sell its closed Intalco Works aluminum smelter to a Canadian energy company, the prospective buyer continues to hold its cards close to the vest. Executives with Calgary-based AltaGas Ltd. are now offering a few more clues about their plans to… Read story

Annie and Tibbers statue greets Rioters as they enter Riot Games Los Angeles headquarters. Annie is one of the champions and Tibbers is her teddy bear. Riot Games is the company behind the game League of Legends. In November, League of Legends will move into television via the the Netflix series &lsquo;Arcane.&rsquo; Arcane is set in the League of Legends world as Riot Games is aiming to become a new-look entertainment firm, using its original video game IP to expand into the worlds of television and music as well as immersive theater. Riot Games on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA.

You want to break into the video game industry? Here’s how

Annie and Tibbers statue greets Rioters as they enter Riot Games Los Angeles headquarters. Annie is one of the champions and Tibbers is her teddy bear. Riot Games is the company behind the game League of Legends. In November, League of Legends will move into television via the the Netflix series &lsquo;Arcane.&rsquo; Arcane is set in the League of Legends world as Riot Games is aiming to become a new-look entertainment firm, using its original video game IP to expand into the worlds of television and music as well as immersive theater. Riot Games on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA.

January 21, 2024, 6:00am Business

Launching a career in California’s booming video game industry can feel daunting for recent graduates or mid-career professionals looking to shift into a new job. Read story

Construction workers move a piece of siding up a ladder on Northeast 138th Avenue in east Vancouver. The construction industry locally and nationally is seeing huge labor shortages, delaying projects and making them more expensive.

Labor shortages in construction cause delays, drive up costs in Clark County

Construction workers move a piece of siding up a ladder on Northeast 138th Avenue in east Vancouver. The construction industry locally and nationally is seeing huge labor shortages, delaying projects and making them more expensive.

January 9, 2024, 6:08am Business

For years, the local construction industry has seen labor shortages. Experts say the trend is driving up the cost of building and causing delays. Read story

FILE - Rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.  Frank Rocco Giustino, who skipped court hearings, profanely insulted a prosecutor and berated a federal judge, has been sentenced to three months behind bars for joining the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Offices in the F5 Tower on 5th Avenue in Seattle.

For many job seekers, WA job market still far from a pre-pandemic norm

Offices in the F5 Tower on 5th Avenue in Seattle.

January 7, 2024, 6:02am Business

For all the celebratory claims of a “soft landing” for the U.S. economy, the job market in Seattle, as elsewhere, is still marred by sluggish growth and strikingly uneven outcomes. Read story

Energy Adviser: Lower your energy bill without much effort

January 6, 2024, 6:04am Clark County Life

Winter can be tough, and not just for the cold, dark rainy days. To make things even less enjoyable the season can bring the highest utility bills of year and the trickiest to budget for. Read story

Washington employer groups file lawsuit against EPA

December 22, 2023, 8:16am Business

According to an announcement from the Association of Washington Business, several employer groups in Washington state filed a lawsuit Dec. 4 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent 2022 water quality standards (WQS) for the state. Read story

In Our View: Mega Grant stokes big hopes for new bridge

December 19, 2023, 6:03am Editorials

At times, it seems, the quest for a new Interstate 5 Bridge is akin to a school bake sale. Progress could be depicted on a fever chart, with financing for the bridge represented on a giant thermometer. Read story

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: Talk it out; math doesn’t add up

December 18, 2023, 6:03am Editorials

Cheers: To public discussion. The Vancouver City Council is hosting a public hearing tonight regarding short-term rental properties. Reasonable arguments can be made regarding how rentals listed on websites such as Airbnb or VRBO should be regulated, but the important thing is that councilors and the public finally are discussing… Read story

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump tosses out hats to the crowd during a caucus event, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Analysis: Trump initially sidesteps ‘dictator’ question before adoring Iowa crowd

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump tosses out hats to the crowd during a caucus event, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

December 9, 2023, 6:00am Politics

Former President Donald Trump initially sidestepped a question about whether he intends to govern as a “dictator” or “abuse power” during a possible second term as friendly Iowa voters repeatedly drowned him in cheers Tuesday at a town hall. Read story

Ranking Member Lou Correa (D-CA) shakes hands with Colonel Jason Jefferis, the head of contracting activities with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, during a joint Homeland Security subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on July 18, 2023, in Washington, DC. Members of the subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement and Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability held the hearing to discuss the halting of building the wall along the southern border.

Momentum builds for psychedelic therapies for troops, vets

Ranking Member Lou Correa (D-CA) shakes hands with Colonel Jason Jefferis, the head of contracting activities with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, during a joint Homeland Security subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on July 18, 2023, in Washington, DC. Members of the subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement and Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability held the hearing to discuss the halting of building the wall along the southern border.

December 3, 2023, 6:00am Health

In 2004, Mike Gemignani enlisted in the Army after graduating from high school. A forward observer, he directed artillery units and Apache attack helicopters to their targets during his two tours in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division. Read story

From the Newsroom: Giving thanks to our readers

December 2, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

By now, you are surely aware of our Community Funded Journalism program, where we use donations to pay the costs of five reporting positions. That’s more than a third of our reporters! Thanks to these donations, we are able to do a much better job of covering Southwest Washington news… Read story

This future EV charging station site is at the corner of East 20th and C streets.

Arnada neighborhood soon to take charge with EV charging station

This future EV charging station site is at the corner of East 20th and C streets.

November 21, 2023, 6:08am Business

An unassuming pad of concrete nestled among rows of old homes in Uptown Vancouver will soon host an experiment of sorts. Read story

A ramp to Interstate 10 is seen in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom says a stretch of I-10 in Los Angeles that was burned in an act of arson does not need to be demolished, and that repairs will take an estimated three to five weeks.

California program to lease land under freeways faces scrutiny after major Los Angeles fire

A ramp to Interstate 10 is seen in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom says a stretch of I-10 in Los Angeles that was burned in an act of arson does not need to be demolished, and that repairs will take an estimated three to five weeks.

November 16, 2023, 7:41am Business

The area under an elevated Los Angeles freeway that burned last weekend, damaging a section of a key thoroughfare in the car-dependent city, was stacked with flammable materials on lots leased by the state through a little-known program that now is under scrutiny. Read story

The aftermath from a fire under Interstate 10 that severely damaged the overpass in an industrial zone near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday.

Program to lease land under freeways faces scrutiny after LA fire

The aftermath from a fire under Interstate 10 that severely damaged the overpass in an industrial zone near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday.

November 15, 2023, 5:28pm Nation & World

The area under an elevated Los Angeles freeway that burned last weekend, damaging a section of a key thoroughfare in the car-dependent city, was stacked with flammable materials on lots leased by the state through a little-known program that now is under scrutiny. Read story

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.

Ohtani free agency sweepstakes off to a clandestine start

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.

November 8, 2023, 6:03pm National Sports

The race to add two-way baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani in a blockbuster free agency deal is off to a clandestine start. Read story

FILE - A 2021 Toyota Prius that runs on a hydrogen fuel cell sits on display at the Denver auto show on Sept. 17, 2021, at Elitch's Gardens in downtown Denver. The White House has selected the Philadelphia area and West Virginia for two regional hubs to produce and deliver hydrogen fuel, an important part of the Biden administration's clean energy plan, according to a person familiar with the plan.

Biden awards $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuels

FILE - A 2021 Toyota Prius that runs on a hydrogen fuel cell sits on display at the Denver auto show on Sept. 17, 2021, at Elitch's Gardens in downtown Denver. The White House has selected the Philadelphia area and West Virginia for two regional hubs to produce and deliver hydrogen fuel, an important part of the Biden administration's clean energy plan, according to a person familiar with the plan.

October 13, 2023, 2:10pm Business

The Biden administration has selected clean-energy projects from Pennsylvania to California for a $7 billion program to kickstart development and production of hydrogen fuel, a key component of President Joe Biden's agenda to slow climate change. Read story

Workers with the Mason County (Wash.) Public Utility District install fiber optic cable, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, as part of a project to bring broadband internet service to homes in a rural area surrounding Lake Christine near Belfair, Wash. High-speed broadband internet service is one of the key areas of President Joe Biden's $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package being considered by lawmakers in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Even after the pandemic, broadband is critical for rural education. $1 billion won’t be enough to reach everyone in Washington.

Workers with the Mason County (Wash.) Public Utility District install fiber optic cable, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, as part of a project to bring broadband internet service to homes in a rural area surrounding Lake Christine near Belfair, Wash. High-speed broadband internet service is one of the key areas of President Joe Biden's $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package being considered by lawmakers in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Ted S.

October 9, 2023, 6:02am Business

Last year, Brandi Jo Desautel installed a SpaceX-powered Starlink dish in front of her trailer outside Inchelium, Washington, on the Colville Reservation. At $700 for the equipment and $120 a month for service, it wasn’t cheap. But for her, it was the only option. Read story

Hudson's Bay's offensive line, featuring tight end Noah David, from left, and linemen Michael Brinson, Tai Telea, Timote Vaea, Jake Hildebrand and Jeremiah Moen, stands for a portrait Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at Hudson's Bay High School. The line has been key in the Eagles 5-0 start to the season.

Hudson’s Bay linemen do the heavy lifting to help get Eagles football off to 5-0 start

Hudson's Bay's offensive line, featuring tight end Noah David, from left, and linemen Michael Brinson, Tai Telea, Timote Vaea, Jake Hildebrand and Jeremiah Moen, stands for a portrait Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at Hudson's Bay High School. The line has been key in the Eagles 5-0 start to the season.

October 6, 2023, 6:01am Newsletter

Disappointed by a 3-6 season and falling short of the playoffs last fall, the Hudson’s Bay football team knew it was incumbent upon them to work harder this offseason. Read story